School Governors

She has previously supported school governors to understand requirements and responsibilities and has led focus groups to research school improvement; and has worked with school trustees to inform them of practices, planned developments and the resulting impact. Maree co-founded South East SENCo Support, a consultancy agency that supports schools to develop their practices in order to offer the best possible provision for pupils with SEND. She also works for several local authorities as a school advisor specialising in SEND.

Nick has delivered training for SEBD & Autism Schools, Children's & Adults Residential Homes, and Health & Welfare Secure Placements. In this role, he devised Individual Behaviour Support Plans to form positive day to day care for young people & adults with complex needs. Nick has also coached at West Brom & Birmingham City Football Clubs & ran several local teams in his area.

In 2005 Nick qualified as a Social Worker. He worked within the local authority Children & Families team before spending two years as a Fostering Social Worker for an Independent Fostering Service. Nick & his family also fostered for several years, a role which he would like to do again in the future.

Nick joined Caldecott in 2013 as Change Management Director improving the systems & framework to provide outstanding childcare. In 2015 Nick was appointed Responsible Individual for the residential service which has seen the services regulatory performance improved, with 7 out of the 8 homes now rated as Outstanding by Ofsted. The residential service also received the 'Howard League of Reform' Award for the reduction in police interventions, which reduced by over 80% & missing from care being reduced by 85%.

In 2018 Nick became the CEO of the Caldecott Foundation. Since his appointment he has driven improvements across the Fostering, residential & our School with 8 out of the 10 services rated Outstanding by Ofsted. He is passionate & driven to further develop the organisations therapeutic service through of Relational Model of Care.

He is a long-standing former registered manager of children’s homes with good to outstanding outcomes, and a former responsible Individual of an Independent Fostering Agency that achieved an Outstanding judgement from OFSTED. He is also a specialist trainer of safeguarding and health & safety for residential and education staff, and in PRICE techniques – ensuring that restraint reduction is at the core of his training. His responsibilities as school governor are in safeguarding and health & safety.

As Head of Secondary, I work closely with the Key Stage 4 teachers and the Careers Lead, to ensure that every pupil leaves Caldecott School, prepared for their post-16 employment or further education, having engaged in work- experience and completed and passed a range of accredited courses.

My career started when I was drawn to Kent after completing my teacher training in Liverpool.  As a Science Teacher I was given opportunities to work on the school farms, which I loved as well as teaching Horticulture and Science to A Level.

During this time, I began to develop my understanding of complex and vulnerable pupils and as a result started working with pupils who had been excluded from mainstream Science lessons; I am a firm believer that all pupils should be given the opportunity, and this was my way of achieving this.

Prior to joining Caldecott School, I worked in the prison service teaching Science; I led the provision for young offenders aged 11-18.   

The time I have spent at Caldecott School has, at times, been challenging, but it is always rewarding.  It is difficult to put into words how amazing our pupils are and how much they achieve.